Theory of Mechanics Tutorial (Second Edition)

Author: Zhou Yanbai
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: This book is revised and supplemented by the editor based on the 1979 edition of "A Course in Theoretical Mechanics." The second edition corrects several errors and inconsistencies in the first edition, rewrites some chapters, adds or removes certain exercises, enriches the section on analytical mechanics, and strives to meet the needs of current teaching. The book covers: particle mechanics, mechanics of systems of particles, rigid body mechanics, rotating reference frames, and analytical mechanics. Each chapter includes a summary, additional examples, thought questions, and exercises. The core content requires approximately 54 hours of instruction or slightly more (additional 18 hours or so for exercise classes). This book can serve as a textbook for theoretical mechanics courses in physics departments of comprehensive universities, as well as a reference for higher normal universities and other institutions of higher learning in related fields.